Contractor performance in major arms programs shows strong improvement, but still needs work, French defense officials say. Curtailing defects and resultant schedule and cost overruns is a key objective of a new round of defense ministry reforms introduced two years ago. At the time, four major programs, including the Syracuse 3 military satellite communications system, missed critical milestones, and the average delay was two months. There were also problems with the Rafale fighter, principally concerning avionics obsolescence.
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